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> It shouldn't be easy to call someone creepy and get them fired.

Thats not what happened. He wasn't fired because someone said something on the internet, he published a written apology calling himself a "sexual predator" etc.

> If it really is such a problem then you should be willing to take the legal route

People shouldn't be able to report negative behavior, they have to sue for damages? That would be an extreme view.

> I take Noah's original statement with context. He says in the article we're discussing here that he doesn't believe he worded the apology correctly

In regards to the rape allegations from "pressuring someone to have sex" but that is still sexual harassment in a work environment.

>I'm trying to process Noah's reflection on the events, not the "in the moment" stuff from last year. It sounds like Noah is at a point on his personal journey where he understands people's reactions but doesn't believe events played out in a just manner, all things considered.

By his own admission in the parent article he was an asshole and regrets his past behavior he just doesn't want people to think he said that he raped anyone, which is fair.

> Taking things one level up, if Noah is guilty of sexual assault, it should be abundantly clear to him in the form of a conviction. I don't think it's a great situation to be in where it's not clear what actually happened and the door is left open for Noah (and/or others) to interpret events however he (they) wants. We potentially have an unpunished/unregistered sexual predator hanging out. Not good.

Sexual assault is not something he is accused of but the stats are something like 31% [1] of them being reported to the police.

>You need the law to step in and lay down the gavel.

sexual harassment is not a criminal offense

[1] https://www.rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system




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